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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday kicks off his first official visit to China since he took office in May. Featuring more than 40 business leaders and four of Cameron's senior ministers from his government, it is the biggest such delegation Britain has ever sent to China. "It is the biggest delegation ever to China, led by a British Prime Minister". |
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UK's Cameron seeks to double trade with China | |||
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Cameron sees China's rise as an opportunity |
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'Britain is wide open to Chinese finance' |
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UK's Cameron in Beijing on business-centered visit |
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China, UK seek closer ties in economic dialogue |
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Here are some details of Sino-UK relations: -- According to Chinese statistics, from January to September 2010 trade between the two countries grew to $35.75 billion, up almost 30 percent year-on-year and higher than before the financial crisis. -- Britain ranks alongside Germany as the largest EU investor in China, and China has become the sixth largest investor in Britain. China's investment in Britain has grown from 59 projects in 2008-09 to over 74 projects in 2009-10, up 25 percent. -- Finance Minister George Osborne visited China in June, shortly after the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took office. He said that China had managed its economy well during recent global turmoil and he hoped it was preparing to take on a larger world leadership role in financial and political affairs. -- In January 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London as part of a European tour aimed at tackling the global financial and economic crisis and improving relations. -- A year earlier, then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on a visit that he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment, as he sought to take the relationship to a "higher level". -- In October 1999, at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth, Jiang Zemin paid the first state visit by a Chinese president to Britain. |
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